IEA keen on India becoming a member

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is keen that India, the world’s fourth largest energy-consuming nation, becomes a member of the world’s premier energy monitor.
“They want us to join them. In order to do so, we have to meet certain criteria,” said a senior Indian oil ministry official, requesting anonymity. “There are certain issues raised by the ministry of external affairs. We are anyway working with IEA for strengthening our emergency response mechanism and are trying to imbibe their best practices.”……………………………………….Full Article: Source